Meta Eating at three restaurants with a combined five Michelin stars is perhaps de rigueur for those such as Andy Hayler, but it was quite the run of excess by my standards. Having experienced the highs of Les Amis and the relative lows of Shisen Hanten, I wasn’t quite sure how one-star Meta would match …

Shisen Hanten With my faith in the Michelin Guide restored after an excellent meal at Les Amis, my next meal – breakfast was out of the question after the gourmand feast the night before – was lunch at Shisen Hanten. It is Singapore’s only two-star Chinese restaurant. What’s more it was located in my hotel, …

Les Amis The Michelin Guide in Asia is a real mixed bag. Aside from things like the $2 Michelin star hawker stall and a range of Bib Gourmands in Singapore food centres, there’s a perception of some of the awards at the starrier end being rather misplaced. This was backed up entirely by my experience …

Chinatown Complex On a sleepy Sunday morning with many of Singapore’s shops and cafes closed, I tootled down to Chinatown with a visit to the Chinatown food complex in mind. A hive of activity across three floors, with clothes and whatnot on the ground floor, and a grocery shop including some impressive live seafood in …

Soigné After a couple of days of exploring Seoul’s street food and cheap and cheerful dining options, I was ready to see what fine dining looked like Korean style. Accordingly, I booked lunch at Soigné which also served to get me out of Myeongdong to see another part of the city. Just south of the …